God save us from such asinine epithets and 'little boxes' people have been put into (Pete Seeger got it right) and the them and us mentality which is eroding so much of our civil discourse. It once was observed about the West of the past century that the rats had begun to chew its sheets. Sadly, th...

This article about toxic masculinity isn't about American politics and if it were we could discuss Antifa. But I choose not to go down this road. Last time I checked, the Gillette Company, to say nothing of America, was still part of the Western World. Right-wingers, there and elsewhere, conjure up...

I disagree strongly with Mr. Furedi. The reality is that the phrase "boys will be boys" used to be used to excuse minor roughhousing and other similar transgressions . . . . The criticism of "toxic masculinity" is not merely political correctness. I agree. Boys'll be boys, eh? Then get a load of th...

Sex differences are built into the required number of sets but equality of outcome means the same prize money is paid, no matter how little time the women spend on the court. In Sept 2018, Denise Mueller-Korenek smashed the motor-paced bicycle land speed record previously held by a man and did it b...

WAPO—Five years ago, James Watson, one of the fathers of DNA, tried to sell his Nobel Prize because people thought he was a racist. Watson, who won the prize in 1962 for outlining the double-helix structure of DNA, wanted to offer penance for the comments that brought his reputation crashing down in...

I attended exactly one concert in Philharmonic Hall. My young ears couldn't hear a damn thing! Also been to Carnegie Hall once. Too pricey for a student budget. But that one-off experience was nice. I guess I had been spoiled by the likes of Symphony, Severance and Jordan Halls, Sanders Theatre and ...

What did Szell say of NY's hall? "Tear it down and start over. It's an insult to music." I attended a Severance Hall recital by Richard Goode, and even from the cheapest seat in the upper balcony I could hear his sotto voce accompaniment to his own playing. In the drab, modernist, pre-renovation sta...

The suite from Die Frau ohne Schatten was new to me, and welcome. That was my favorite work on the program and new to me too. FWM has improved greatly as a conductor over his 17 years as MD, and the Cleveland still plays with that sound derived from Szell, as in the Ravel, sounding even more blende...

Lang Lang headlines Cleveland Orchestra’s 100th anniversary gala By Sam Jacobson Following The Cleveland Orchestra's momentous centennial season, one final 100th birthday celebration remained in the shape of last weekend’s annual gala. Franz Welser-Möst, now in his 17th season as music director, le...

When I phoned to ask if it had built-in Chromecast he said, "I don't know". Now I'm more confused than ever CXN V2 Network Music STREAMER CHROMECAST BUILT-IN Ultimate digital convenience and quality. CXN (V2) further refines the seamless digital music experience that made the original a What Hi-Fi?...

COLLUSION COLLUSION, COLLUSION An old TV re-run and an old movie serve as templates for individual #1's behavior. https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_1440,w_2560,x_0,y_0/dpr_2.0/c_limit,w_740/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1547267627/fs_oszoje https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Arrangements of music from the movies by the jazz piano master. A Time For Us – Nino Rota Sound Of Music Medley – Richard Rodgers The Way We Were – Marvin Hamlisch Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – Burt Bacharach Autumn In Seattle – Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Misty – Erroll Garner Love Is A Many Splendored...

https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/gfx/news/hires/2015/plutostunsin.jpg Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft looked back toward the sun and captured this near-sunset view of the rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains ext...

NYT — LAUREL, Md. — Ultima Thule, an icy world 4 billion miles from the sun, looks like a big snowman. https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2019-01/5c2d0ce80df176113e499254-12001.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr3O7SzGfHM Zr3O7SzGfHM At a news conference on Wednesday, scientists working with NA...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/through-music-vijay-gupta-brings-healing-community-to-las-skid-row Vijay Gupta is a Juilliard-trained violinist who's been using music as a way to connect with L.A.’s homeless and incarcerated and promote healing. A movement that began with one Skid Row occupant has...

The precise nature of JSB's religious beliefs appears to be an open question with strong views on both sides: see http://www.classicalmusicguide.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=48120&p=484876&hilit=marissen#p484876 Bach biographers don't have it easy. Has there ever been a composer who wrote so much extrao...

I did not claim that Bach was a "rationalist," but rather that he was unlikely, living when and where he did, and religious as he doubtless was, to have had exactly the same attitude toward God and the world as Martin Luther's. Which I believe Barney was suggesting. It would be nice to know what hi...

Little or none of Bach's church music was composed for the theatre, though the Matthew Passion has been staged several times in recent decades. In that sense is is not theatrical. But some of it is highly dramatic, definitely including the Matthew Passion The plainchant passions of the RC Holy Week...

Here's an article with many audio clips-didn't realize a situation like this exists. Regards, Len In a Season of Boys’ Choirs, a Question: Why No Girls? By Michael Cooper Dec. 26, 2018 Christmas is like, well, Christmas for the boys’ choirs of the world. For many in Britain, Christmas Eve this year...

We didn't get to see it because our Australian TV network didn't broadcast it this year. The streaming wouldn't work outside Austria and we were both furious with this situation. See if one of these might work for you. Lo-res 480p/128k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-to1GvNZM4 l-to1GvNZM4 Hi-res ...

Blandine Verlet (27 February 1942, Paris – 30 December 2018) was a harpsichordist and a harpsichord teacher. Born into a musical family, she was the seventh of ten children, and in 1957 gained admission to the Paris Conservatoire, studying piano and harpsichord. Having decided on her specialty, she ...

did you edit your previous message on the beer and if so why! Because I just poured myself a glass of good American suds: Great Lakes where all good things are brewed. Courting infamy, I will state that I too like beer. https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/pub-f...

Worthy jurist that he is, Kavanaugh defended his liberty with Constitutional gusto: " I like beer!!! " he intoned loudly in reply to questions about his drinking. " What kind of beer do you drink, senator? " Giving irrefutable evidence of what to expect from him as a SCOTUS backbencher. An outburst ...